Oh no! Seven kids at the start, all yellow and skinny.

Chapter 229 It’s hard to persuade the damn ghost with good words

Yunyi closed her eyes for a moment, but quickly closed them again. Villains don't die so easily.

"Don't worry, I'll send people to continue the search. However, my forces are a bit weak, so I've already written back." Ning Xingchen turned to look at Yun Yi.

Yunyi nodded. It would be much better if Princess Qiaochu and Marquis Yong'an could help. "Alright, I'll head back now. I've been out for many days."

Ning Xingchen nodded, but he couldn't leave yet; there was still some work to be done.

Before leaving, Yunyi gave Xu Zhaodi and Shen Guihua some silver as travel expenses. They planned to go home to find their families, and this was her last token of affection.

The two women knelt down and kowtowed to Yunyi, then bid her farewell.

Hongyi, who had just arrived, couldn't help but laugh: "Young Miss, you've finally stopped taking people back with you."

Yunyi: ...

Finally, she laughed to herself, "Don't worry, your young lady doesn't just pick people up randomly. Alright, let's go, we're not needed here anymore."

So the two returned to the county town.

"Young Miss, should we go find an inn?" Hongyi asked.

"No need, I'm just going to see my best friend."

The woman in red fell silent. If Xia Xiaoyue wasn't dealt with, she would always be a problem.

Yunyi went to that street first and found that only Baixianglou was sealed off, while the rest were still normal. Then she prepared to go and see Lai Aniu, but as soon as she got near the courtyard, she saw a fight.

Yunyi knew both of the two people who were fighting.

One side was led by Lai Aniu, and the other side was led by Chang Biao, with Xia Xiaoyue right behind him.

It goes without saying that it's for Xia Xiaoyue.

"So, Xia Xiaoyue, with her looks, can be considered a femme fatale?" Hong Yi said, somewhat puzzled. "What kind of eyes did those two men have?" As she spoke, she glanced at Yun Yi, thinking that only the young lady's face was worthy of the title.

"Beauty is in the eye of the beholder," Yun Yi raised an eyebrow slightly. "Besides, the so-called 'femme fatale' is just a man's pride. Do you really think Chang Biao and Lai Aniu like Xia Xiaoyue? It's hard to believe."

Hong nodded: "Then what should we do?"

"Just watching the show." Yun Yi curled the corner of her mouth. "Lai Aniu is practically one of my men now, I can't let him get killed, can I?"

"You think he can't beat Chang Biao?"

"Of course. Chang Biao is a professional thug, but Lai Aniu is just a hoodlum at best. Even without any help, if the two of them faced off, that ox wouldn't stand a chance, let alone now that they've both brought helpers."

“That’s true. Chang Biao’s henchmen all have some martial arts skills.” Hong nodded.

The two had only been chatting for a couple of minutes when the two groups of people started fighting.

Yunyi's eyes flashed; this was definitely a group beating.

Xia Xiaoyue exclaimed and stepped aside. Although she looked worried and anxious, her eyes were full of pride. After all, having men fighting over her greatly satisfied her vanity.

"Xiaoyue, you're quite charming. So many people are fighting for you." Yunyi slowly walked over and stood next to Xia Xiaoyue.

Xia Xiaoyue was startled and quickly took a few steps back. She was about to scream when she saw Yun Yi's face clearly and couldn't help but gasp: "You...you..."

"What's wrong with me?" Yunyi looked at her with a gentle smile. "I came to see you. You said you actually ran away from the ancestral hall last time, and everyone had a hard time looking for you."

Xia Xiaoyue couldn't help but take two steps back.

"By the way, it was your mother who released you, right? Ever since she released you, your mother hasn't gone out much, because she can't hold her head up high."

Xia Xiaoyue's face turned somewhat ugly: "Fang Yunyi, don't push your luck!"

"And your brother, he used to be such a cheerful young man! But because of you, he always goes out with his head down. There were even people who wanted to arrange a marriage for him, and everything was going well, but because of you, the girl's family gave up on it. And your father..."

"Stop talking." Xia Xiaoyue's eyes were slightly red. "Fang Yunyi, what exactly do you want to do?"

“I wanted to give you one last push, after all, you’re not completely wicked. I thought maybe you’d turn back, and if you did, it would be a good turn back.” Yunyi looked up at her. “Then your fate will change, and you won’t die in vain.”

"Who are you trying to scare? You...you're just jealous, jealous that I have a man who loves me, while you don't have a man and can't remarry, you..." Xia Xiaoyue screamed, her voice a mix of bravado and cowardice.

"Forget it, you can't reason with a damned devil. After all, I dated you for a while, so I've fulfilled my previous karma. Whatever consequences I get in the future, that's what I asked for." Yunyi sighed. She really was a good person, absolutely virtuous. Sigh, she was increasingly admiring herself.

Xia Xiaoyue's expression was somewhat complicated, but it eventually turned strange: "Fang Yunyi, don't try to scare me or play the ghost here. I just want to live a better life, what's wrong with that? Do you expect me to spend my whole life hiding next to that peasant? Wouldn't that be a waste of my beauty?"

"Whatever makes you happy." Yunyi nodded. It would be easy for her to kill the other party, but that would cause her to incur karma and deplete her merits, which would not be worth it. So, let her suffer the consequences herself.

Xia Xiaoyue didn't know why, but she felt a chill in the air, as if she was about to lose something. However, the feeling was fleeting, and she turned her head away immediately: "I hate seeing you."

“Each other.” Yunyi nodded.

"Then what are you doing here? Get out of here!"

"This is the county town, not your home. Why should I leave?" Yunyi scoffed. "Are you afraid those two men will see me and ignore you?"

"you……"

"That's true, after all, you're so ugly."

"Fang Yunyi, I'll tear you apart!" Xia Xiaoyue was suddenly enraged and raised her hand to hit her.

Yunyi, however, immediately slapped him across the face.

With a loud slap, Xia Xiaoyue was knocked to the ground.

Xia Xiaoyue's scream startled the men fighting, and they all stopped.

Chang Biao had already gained the upper hand and was now beating Lai Aniu. A few more blows and Lai Aniu would probably be on his deathbed. But in doing so, Lai Aniu's life was saved.

"Who are you? How dare you hit my woman?" Chang Biao frowned, kicked Lai Aniu aside, and turned to walk towards Yun Yi.

“I’m her best friend.” Yunyi smiled. “I came to see the man she betrayed her husband and family to follow.”

Chang Biao frowned.

"Full of bad luck." Yunyi looked Chang Biao up and down. "Tsk tsk, he won't live long."